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THE PROVENCHER SOCIETY 



We have not limited ourselves to the immediate and most 

 urgent cases, we have begun the work on one of the most important 

 articles of our programme. I'hanks to the kind help of some 

 school inspectors, we have been able to distribute interesting 

 literature on natural history subjects to over four thousand children 

 in the schools of the East of the Province. 



That educational campaign we have undertaken is a very 

 heavy task to assume; but we consider that the best way to reach 

 the point aimed at, is to form the future generation. 



Here is in short our modest beginning, and had it not been 

 for the great amount of work required by the foundation of a 

 society such as ours, we could certainly have worked on several 

 other articles of our programme, which we hope will be carried on 

 in a very near future. 



J. M. 



THE SPORTMAN'S CREED 

 (Abbreviated) 



I believe that a sportsman should 



1. Never in sport endanger human life. 



2. Never kill wantonly or needlessly or brutally. 



3. Obey the laws of State and Nation, work for better laws, and uphold the 

 law-enforcing: authorities. 



4. Respect the rights of farmers and property owners, and also their feelings. 



5. Always leave seed birds and game in covers. 



6. Never be a fish-hog. 



7. Discourage the killing of game for commercial purposes by refusing to pur- 

 chase trophies. 



8. Study and record the natural history of game species in the interest of science. 



9. Love Nature and its denizens and be a gentleman. 



